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Behind The Campaign To Get Teachers To Leave Their Unions
Well-funded groups are spreading the word: Teachers no longer have to support the union that represents them.
Suburban Youngstown District Says Open Enrollment Creates Segregation
Of the 600-plus public school districts in Ohio, more than three-quarters have open enrollment policies. That means they accept and educate students who live outside of their district boundaries. Open… Read More
Scared Of Math? Here’s One Way To Fight The Fear
Kids and grown-ups can both experience anxiety when it comes to math. One college professor has an assignment to help banish the dread.
Ohio BOE Delays Resolution To Alter State Report Cards
Ohio Board of Education members will wait until the fall to consider a resolution that proposes some drastic changes to the state report cards for schools and school districts, but… Read More
Summer Kids’ Program
Children ages 6-12 are invited to participate in the Ross County Historical Society’s 2018 Summer Children’s program titled “Becoming an Apprentice: Making a Living in Early Ohio.” Participants will travel… Read More
Ohio Unsure Of Status Of 2,300 Students From Closed E-school
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Many students enrolled in Ohio’s largest online charter school when it closed in January have since transferred to other schools, but state officials don’t know what… Read More
More States Opting To ‘Robo-Grade’ Student Essays By Computer
Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can certainly handle grading students’ essays.
Ohio Lawmakers Look To Provide Online Academy ‘Safe Harbor’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican-led Legislature is preparing to temporarily relax academic performance standards on a virtual school that took in thousands of students from a now-shuttered competitor. The… Read More
White House Proposes Merging Education And Labor Departments
The pitch goes all-in on workforce development.
What We Can Learn From Ghana’s Obsession With Preschool
Parents in Ghana’s capital city have embraced preschool as a way to vault their kids into a better future. But the children aren’t learning. And the reason may surprise you.
New Speaker Promises Study Group On Funding Online Charters
The new Speaker of the Ohio House is citing a two-year-old study from a pro-charter school group slamming the performance of virtual charter schools. And there may be changes coming… Read More
Taking Flight: Coalfield Students Have High Hopes For Drone Industry Jobs
Student teams from across the coalfields of eastern Kentucky came together at the Knott County Sportsplex, bringing with them drones that they themselves had built. It was time for the… Read More
3rd Annual Harrison Career Center FFA Tractor, Truck, Engine, and Car Show
3rd ANNUAL HARRISON CAREER CENTER FFA TRACTOR, TRUCK, ENGINE, AND CAR SHOW MAY 6, 2018 HARRISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 550 GRANT STREET CADIZ, OHIO 10am-4pm FOOD MUSIC … Read More
Teachable Moment: What Teacher Protests Portend For Schools, Labor And Elections
When Oklahoma teacher Sally Salmons saw momentum building toward teacher protests in her state, she immediately reached out to family ties and educators in West Virginia. She said teacher walkouts… Read More
1st Annual Stumptown Steam Threshers Club Start Up & Tune Up Day
1st Annual Start Up & Tune Up Day May 5, 2018 7am-?? HARRISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 550 GRANT STREET CADIZ, OHIO RAIN OR SHINE SMALL & FLYWHEEL GAS AND KEROSENE ENGINES…. Read More
Sunday Creek Owl Prowl
Join Rural Action for another exhilarating and wintry Sunday Creek Owl Prowl. Renowned state park naturalist Pat Quackenbush will be on-hand with a live owl! Bring the kids and let… Read More
Changing Course: Federal Grant Fills Gaps In Rural School Funding
A group of students from South Floyd Middle School had seen the nearby elementary school suffer damage from floods year after year. When they joined the school’s newly formed engineering team,… Read More
Changing Course: “Tiny House” Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country
The sound of power tools blends with teenage chatter as students clamber around, under, and over a trailer bed that they’re busy turning into a home. They’re part of a… Read More
Changing Course: A School Cooperative Aims To Remake Coal Communities
Betsy Layne High School serves rural Floyd County in the eastern Kentucky town of Stanville, population 206. Students there produce a video program called “Bobcat Banter” where they usually talk… Read More
March Brings New Testing Requirements for Ohio High School Juniors
ATHENS, Ohio – This spring, all Ohio juniors will take the ACT or SAT test. When House Bill 487 became effective in September, 2014, all high school juniors in Ohio were required… Read More
The State of Ohio’s Controversial School Turn-Around Law
Quality education. It’s what parents want for their kids. Education leaders and state lawmakers say they want the same. Still, many Ohio schools lag behind. In October of 2015, House… Read More
Athens Superintendent Remains On Paid Leave, Investigation Continues
Six weeks after the Athens City School Board placed Supt. Carl Martin on paid administrative leave after an alleged failure to make required reports by employees of the school district,… Read More
Updated Charter School Regulations Clear Ohio House
The Ohio House has approved a bill cracking down on low-performing Ohio charter schools and imposing a host of new accountability standards on sponsors. The legislation cleared the chamber in… Read More
House Panel OKs New Charter School Regulations
A bill cracking down on low-performing Ohio charter schools and imposing a host of new accountability standards on sponsors has cleared its first legislative hurdle. After extensive debate and several… Read More
Court Orders Release Of Ohio Replacement Teachers Name
The state Supreme Court has ordered a northeastern Ohio school board to release the names of replacement teachers brought in during a 2013 strike. The court said in a 5-2… Read More
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